Ironing board



c DANHELSON Aug. 28, 1923.

IRONING BOARD Filed May 17. 1921 CAI/45L E50AN/5L502/ Patented Aug. 28,1923.

entree stares CHARLES DANIELSOH, F IMINNEAPOLIS, IIIINNESGTA.

IRONING BOARD.

Application filed May 17, 1921. SeriaLNo. 470,288.

g T 0 all whom it may? concern:

Be it known that I, (Jr-menus DANIELSON,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Minneapolis, in the countyof Hennepin and State of h/illlllGSOttt, have invented certain.

new and useful Improvements in Ironing Boards; and I do hereby declarethe following to be a full, clear, and (exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same. I w

'My invention relates to ironing boards, of the collapsible or foldingtype, and has for its object to improve the construction and actionthereof. 7

It is a well known fact that a more stable and better support for anironing board can be had with four legs than withthree legs, providingall four legs have firm contact with the floor. However, floors are veryfre-' qucntly, and in fact, usually, more or less irregular, so that oneof. the legs will not have contact with the floor, andhence, "Wlll' failas a sup'port,'leaving the board supported by t iree legs, not at allwell disposed ifor that purpose.

To avoid the above trouble, many, or at least some boards have beenprovided-with but three supporting legs with the one leg centrallylocated; and this gives a fairly good support, but not nearly-as good aswill afforded by four legs, properly disposed and properly engaged withthe floor.

My invention provides extremely simple and etiicientmeans for uickad'ustment to positively insure firm engagement of all" four legs of theboard with a floor, regardless of irregularities or unevenness in thelatter, and thereby rigidly support the ironing board so that it willnot wiggle, wobble, collapse or move on the floor when ironing.

To the above ends, generally stated, the invention consists of the noveldevices and combinations of devices hereinafter described and defined inthe claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the invention, likecharacters indicate like parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawings Fig. 1 is a perspective View of the improvedironing board;

Fig. 2 is a view partly in elevation and partly in vertical section; and

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view of the supporting frame, as shown in Fig. 2and adjusted to an unevenfloor,

The numeral 4 indicates an ironing board with the customary tapered endand having rigidly secured to the under side, transverse cleats 5 and 6,the former of which is at the short upright legs 9,21. pair ofrelatively long obliquelegs 10, and a pairof short legs 11, pivoted onthe trunnions 8 and which legs 11 form a part of a bracket as willpresently appear. r

The pairs of legs 9 and 10 are pivoted on the trunnions 7 thelatterwithin the former, and the legs 9 are'rigidly,connected at theirupper ends, by a transverse tie-bar 12. This tiefbanlQ, in addition torigidly connecting the legs 9, holds the same on the trunnions 7 andsaid legs 9, in turn, hold the legs 10 on said trunnions against theends of the" cleats 5. The legs 9 are further rigidly connected belowthe tie-bar 12 by crossed tie-bars 13, so and which tie-bars and the tiebar 12 are,

preferably, in the form of'metal strapsof ,sutlicient thickness toprevent bending. The legs 10 are rigidly connected at their lowerintermediate portions by rungs 14, and eX- tend obliquely from cleat 5to apoint where they engage the floor which is well under the taperedend of the ironing board.

to enter either of two longitudinally spaced sets of lock notches 16,arranged in aligned pairs and formed in the u oer ed es of the legs 10.To give additional stability to the ironing board frame the legs areoutwardly inclined in respect to the oblique legs 10, and the legs ofeach pair are spread at their lower ends.

' The leg bracket, heretofore referred to, in addition to the legs 11,includes an upper tie-bar l7 and a lower combined tie-bar and 0 lockblade 18. The tie bar 17, not only rigidly connects the legs, but holdsthe sameon the trunnions 8 and the combined tie-bar and lock bar 18extends outward oithe legs 11 for engagement with either of twolongitudinally spaced sets of lock notches l9 arranged in aligned; pairsand formed in the upper edges of the pairs of legs 10, considerablybelow the lock notches 16. bined tie-bar and lock blade 1.8 is securedto the legs 11 for angular adjustment in a vertical plane by formingtherein, vertical slots 20' tl'irough which project thumb nutippcd bolts21,' anchored in the legs 11. -1 tightening the thuinb'nuts on the bolts2i, the combined tie-bar and lock blade 18 may be :trictionally clampedto the legs 11 different adjustments. I f

V llBivoted to the under side of the ironing board that the tapered endthereof, is a sleeve board 22 for movement from aninoperative positioncompletely under the ironing board to an operative position in which itprojects from under the ironing board; atone edge thereof, and is firmlyheld in this position by the bracket 28, secured 'to' the iro'ningboard.

l f hen the improved ironing legs togetherwith said leg bracket aresubstant ally.parallel to the ironing board. '50 set up the improvedironing board, the

same may be supported on its tapered end" and the two pairs of legs 9and 1C spread and connected by the yokedike tie-strap 1?) sons tosupport the wide end of the lrone mg board at the desired height. Theleg i?; racket is then turned away from the ironing board and itscombined tie-bar and lock blade 18 interlock with one of the sets oflock notches 19 to ad ust the tapered end of the iroi'iing board to thesame height as the,

The comboard is folded, the pair of legs 10 extend withinthe' pair oflegs?) and the pair of legs 11 eX- tend ithin the pair of legs 10, andallot f'notches.

then be released by loosening one ol the nuts of one of the bolts '21and said combined tie-bar and lock blade 'ang ularly ad- The-abovedescribed invention has in a trial iisag e n'o 'vcn highly efficient forthe purpose nad in View.

What I claim is V 1. An ironing board having four legs pivoted in pairsat the-same end of the ironing heard, one pair of said legs beingextended obliquely under the ironing board, and a racket pivoted to theironing board and having an angular-1y adjustable blade 7 en gaged withsaid obliquely extended legs.

2. An ironing board haying-four legs pivoted in pairs at the same end ofthe ironing board one pair of saidllegsbeing extended obliquely underthe ironing board and'hav in" longitudinally spaced lock notches sadjustably connecting said two pairs 7 s, and a leg bracket pivoted tothe ironing board and having an angularly ad justable blade engageablewith said look An ironing board having four legs pivoted in pairs at thesame endof be ironing board, one pair of said legs being extendedobliquely under the ironing board and hav .ing longitudinallyspaced locknotches, a

yoke-like tie-strap having its arms pivoted to the other pair 0% saidlegs, embracing saidobliquely extended legs with its transverse portionarranged for interlockingengagement with certain otsaidflocl: notchesand a leg bracket pivoted-to the ironing board and having an angularlyadjustable blade tor interlocking engagement with certain of said locknotches.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

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